Why You Can Trust the Heart-Check Mark

Updated:Jul 8,2015

There are many food labeling programs and health claims/icons on products in the grocery store. The Heart-Check mark has been guiding shoppers to healthier choices since 1995. Here are some of the hallmarks of a credible front-of-package food labelling program:

Trustworthy Organization

The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest, largest voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Consumer research shows that “the AHA is the authority most trusted by consumers to decide if a product may display a nutrition message or mark.”